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A photograph of a procession on a paved street in front of a temple gopuram-style entrance with stone pillared colonnades. Many men and some women in white dhotis and saffron/orange shawls walk behind orange flags and carry a long banner with a red, white and blue border reading in English and Tamil. Multicoloured parasols with blue and gold trim shade the crowd. A small portrait is printed at the top of the banner. A cyclist and a motorcyclist pass at the left and right edges, and street stalls line the sides.

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August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large procession moves through the columned corridor of a temple gopuram area, led by devotees in white dhotis and orange or saffron shawls and sashes. Several men carry tall orange flags with a dark crescent emblem. Two decorated umbrellas with red, yellow and blue borders are held aloft over the procession. A banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with colourful tassels is held up by marchers, and a blue-and-white auto-rickshaw sits in the foreground among market stalls and onlookers.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large procession of devotees walks through a temple corridor lined with grey stone pillars. Many people wear orange or saffron shawls and white dhotis, and many carry brass pots. Several hold tall orange flags bearing a purple and white bird emblem. In the foreground a banner is carried, and a decorated ceremonial umbrella with red, blue and gold tassels appears at right. A gopuram-style shrine with deity figures stands in the background.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A procession of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walks through a street toward a stone temple gopuram. Many hold tall saffron flags on poles, and several carry a large banner with rainbow-patterned borders reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with a portrait labelled with Tamil text. Striped umbrellas line the roadside, and mountains rise in the background.2008-08-01A procession of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls marches through a street toward a large stone temple gateway with a tall gopuram rising behind it. Many orange flags are raised, and a colourful umbrella with tassels is carried at right. In the foreground, a long white banner is carried by men in white clothing, its printed portrait showing a long-haired figure in a white shawl beside a crowd of white-clad participants. A devotee at right wears a rudraksha mala. Shops and a hillside appear in the background.2008-08-01Outdoor street procession in front of a temple gopuram with a colourful tiered tower. A woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a man beside her in orange garments lead the crowd, while many men in white dhotis and saffron shawls carry orange flags and a long banner. Umbrella-shaped canopies with fringed yellow and red edges flank the procession, and small shops and a signboard line the street. A decorated banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam hangs across the group, and an elderly man in white with an orange shawl stands in the foreground.2008-08-01A street procession in a South Indian town. A woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at centre, smiling, holding a hand of a man in white. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls carry orange flags and decorated umbrellas, and a man in white with a grey beard and shawl stands at right beside a drummer. A large white banner with portrait photos and Tamil text is held aloft, and a red and yellow strip reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A temple gopuram rises at upper right and shops line the street at left.2008-08-01Street procession moving down a town road with colourful striped parasols (umbrellas) carried on poles, each topped with gold finials and bearing a blue-and-white emblem. Central figures in white shirts and dhotis with saffron-orange shawls walk ahead, a man in orange sash and white clothes in the middle. Drummers in white and saffron wrap play large barrel drums, a young girl in turquoise blue plays a wind instrument, and men play nadaswaram-style pipes. Saffron flags flutter at left and a banner reads in Tamil about an abhishekam of 1008 lingams. Shops and buildings line the road.2008-08-01